Auburn-Oklahoma’s biggest success came when the Sooners ran onto the field.
A fan captured video of the visiting team’s pregame entrance at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and with it footage of an Auburn cheerleader unleashing a series of backflips that culminated with a wild kick to the Auburn defensive back’s helmet. Oklahoma, Makari Vickers.
There are better ways to start a game and much worse ways to audition for the next “John Wick” movie. We’ll let Auburn explain why their cheerleader was trying to do a backflip through the entire Oklahoma roster.
Vickers is a sophomore who saw action in eight games as a true freshman last year, but has not recorded a statistic in a game so far this season. he was a four-star recruit and Rivals’ No. 10 cornerback in the country in the class of 2023.
The hit ended up being something of an omen, as Auburn took a 14-7 halftime lead against the No. 21 Sooners, on two long touchdown passes from restored starter Payton Thorne.
